McCain is one of the most corrupt guys to ever sit on our side of the aisle. That 1996 disaster of a Telecommunications Bill was all the work of his being on the take from a handful of telecom companies.
I had a REAL problem casting my vote for him in ‘08 as a result. Only the Obamunist alternative on the ballot (and Sarah) persuaded me to do so.
This is one time I hope the Raytheons, the Lockheed Martins, the Olins, and all the other MIC members don’t get their wish. Sure, there is profit in their supply of materiel to our soldiers, but the soldiers’ lives are not worth one Muslim’s troubles.
They’re just victims of those large donors and the state’s industries they represent, yaknow..
Yeah, that’s it.. they’re just victims, sleazebag victims..
The REAL reason the Left opposes ANY war is that it leaves less Taxpayer $$$$ to be given to the parasitic Class (them).
Those are the ABOVE-the-table amounts.
They don’t include the UNDER-the-table perks.
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If our Congresscritters had any real ethics, they would reveal how much they have deposited in off-shore accounts since becoming Congresscritters. Most Americans would be shocked at the amounts.
Why else would a person spend $Millions to get elected to a job with a salary of $174,000 per year?
The taxpayers provide the funds and Congress provides the bodies. Be sure to join the military so you can fight for Zero and help spread his socialism across the world.